The Teachers Union of Namibia (TUN) has given the Office of the Prosecutor General three months to prosecute those believed to have embezzled millions of dollars from the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF). The union is threatening to take the legal action if the office fails to prosecute the culprits.

Health and Social Services Minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula says his ministry is still battling with the Hepatitis E outbreak, which is persisting in most parts of the country. Dr Shangula raised the concern at the commissioning of fluoroscopy machine at Oshakati Intermediate Hospital in Oshana Region.

Namibia is ready to join the ‘Sanitation and Water for All Network’ aimed at improving the sanitation situation in the country. Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology Engel Nawatiseb revealed this during the briefing of Cabinet resolutions.

Rural communities in Namibia are encouraged to establish conservancies for social and economic empowerment. Kunene Cluster Coordinator for Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation Eben Tjiho says conservancies will also contribute to rural development and job creation.

Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration on Wednesday said the South West Africa identity documents (SWA IDs) used by Namibians prior to the country’s independence, are still valid because their invalidity is still not yet gazetted. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the ministry’s spokesperson, Sakeus Kadhikwa, said the update was necessitated by the fact […]

NAMDIA joined the MTC Knockout Project on Wednesday, by pledging 50 thousand Namibia dollars towards the “celebrity boxing for change” event, set for next month. The MTC Knockout Project will see a total of 20 local celebrities putting on their boxing gloves in awareness of gender-based violence. A total of ten fights are scheduled for […]

A 78-years-old man Joel Araeb and his family of 14 were left homeless after they were evicted from their house in Windhoek’s Otjomuise residential area by a businessman through dubious means. The family claims Desmond Henry, who is the employer of Araeb’s granddaughter, defrauded their house under the pretext of helping them out.

Affirmative Repositioning Movement’s leader Job Amupanda has announced his intention to enter local authority politics next year. Amupanda addressed a media conference and shared his vision on what he termed Windhoek Radical Transformation Plan.

The 84 refugees who arrived in the Zambezi from Dukwi refugee camp in Botswana have been transported to their respective villages. The group is part of the more than 800 Namibians who remained in that country after fleeing Namibia following a failed coup attempt in the then Caprivi Region by the secessionist movement.

The Environment and Tourism Ministry has reiterated that no environmental clearance certificate was issued to mine phosphate in Namibia. The Ministry says the matter of phosphate mining is currently before the High Court with two pending cases.